July 09
2005
Fatuous drivel
» Posted on July 9, 2005 05:09 PM » Category: Buffoons

In today's Guardian, Decca Aitkenhead comes up with one of the most fatuous pieces of writing I have ever read:

During the 1990s I went on holiday to America several times, and nobody objected, or noticed. President Bush and Iraq have changed everything. A fortnight in Florida shouldn't incur the disgrace of apartheid Sun City, exactly - but to many of my friends it would definitely take some explaining. This doesn't feel unreasonable. Anti-Americanism seems a legitimate response to the current political climate...

What's the betting that Ms Aitkenhead and her friends will happily fly off to Cuba for their hols? That's the moral calculus these people make: a country fighting for freedom is a pariah, and a leader who imprisons dissidents and starves his people is a hero.

I won't add the usual 'read the whole thing'. Don't. Those seconds of your life will be gone, forever.


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